The Ol' Fat Guy Blathers On

Do They Even Know How To Read?!?     Thirteen states are currently on track to raise their states' minimum wages on the New Year.  One additional state waits until July.  Those states : New York; January 1; $8.00/hr Ohio; January 1; $7.95/hr [only affects businesses with gross annual receipts of $292,000/yr] Florida; January 1; $7.93/hr Missouri; January 1; $7.50/hr Vermont; January 1; $8.73/hr Rhode Island; January 1; $8.00/hr Connecticut; January 1; $8.70/hr New Jersey; January 1; $8.25/hr Colorado; January 1; $8.00/hr Montana; January 1; $7.90/hr Arizona; January 1; $7.90 California; July 1 ; $9.00/hr Washington; January 1; $9.32/hr Oregon; January 1; $9.10/hr     Had those legislators been able to read; been able to stay awake in Econ-101, they may have learned that when a company~~forced or voluntarily~~adds to their labor expense, they will reduce another area of said businesses to compensate.  More than likely thos...

My Experience With The Minimum Wage     Just to illustrate how disconnected " Clown Prince " obama is with the real working world, here's but one of my experiences with the minimum wage:     At 9:24AM, December 20 last, I completed my register transaction at the local Walmart (1490 Hudson Ave., Rochester, N.Y., 14621).  As is my norm, I didn't review the cash register tape until I got home.      The primary reason for visiting the store " where the Third-World shops " was to buy Walmart 's version of flavored sparkling water beverage in various flavors.  I bought four-each of three different flavors.  Rather than put all twelve bottles on the belt, I put one of each and told the young lady cashier that I had three more of each flavor.     Of those three flavors~~ twelve bottles, total ~~I was charged for FOUR 'blackberry;'  THREE of 'wild cherry;' THREE of...